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Ends in just minutes.� Sure, it's Tigers-Yankees, and Aaron Boone is doing the game, but at least it's meaningful baseball.� Meaningful to whom?� NO ONE KNOWS. Personally, I think it's stupid that the MLB no longer has the Reds playing in the first game each season.� Or at least has a single Sunday night game as the first game of the ... Read More

If you signed up for Neifiball, check your e-mail. (1) I'm shocked how many people actually have Yahoo e-mail addresses. Is it 2001? (2) I can't tell if two of the "I'm ins" in the comments were sarcastic or not. If they weren't, we have 10 players and four dummy teams, which is perfect. ... Read More

Some tales from around the league are just too good to keep to myself.� Such is the sad story of Mike Sweeney.� (HT: Pre)� What you didn't know about Sweeney MAY VERY WELL KILL YOU. ... Read More

You know it's nearly baseball season when you wake up in a cold sweat, having spent an exhausting night dreaming about bad baseball. Or when you're so desperate for baseball that you're voluntarily watching the Sox on TV. Which I'm doing RIGHT NOW. If you've been reading HJE since its inception (thanks for making THAT word impossible ... Read More

Color me surprised that the Ricketts family actually realized that it's better to pay Carlos Silva $11.5M to NOT play for their team than to play for their team. After the Cubs cut the huge, gelatinous blob from the team, Silva continued making a strong case that maybe Milton Bradley WASN'T the biggest asshole in that trade. Certainly ... Read More

Ponder this. It's the last BROWSing of the offseason. Whoa. It seems like only yesterday we were fighting over who would be starting at second base when the season starts and now- Well, I guess we're still sort of arguing about that. But that's neither here nor there. Speaking of which, tips go here, ... Read More

Thanks to morpheus for reminding me that the MLB season starts in a week and that we should probably, you know, get Neifiball going some time soon. I'm stealing the setup instructions that Rudy from Razzball does so well. League Rules * 10 Team Leagues, MLB universe, uses Yahoo! position eligibility * Weekly Roster ... Read More

It's been four and a half years since the last time you threw a shoe at your TV while Dusty Baker trotted out the following lineup (And won! Seriously.): Juan Pierre Ryan Theriot Jacque Jones Matt Murton John Mabry Henry Blanco Scott Moore Ronny Cedeno Rich Hill It's been three years since you laughed at the idiot Cincinnati Reds for hiring Dusty to manage their flock of young, hard-throwing ... Read More

After a weirdly busy week, I'm refreshed, enthusiastic, and ready to tackle these last few Spring Training games. In case you haven't noticed. And, judging by ticket sales, you haven't. The season starts in 11 days. God help me, I'm getting excited about it. Perhaps because I'm sober for the first time since Thursday. ... Read More

Hello, fellows. It's been a chaotic week, even for those of us who DON'T pretend to be Irish. It's a short, late BROWSing this week, brought to you mostly by your excellent tips. If you're not ditching work to watch college basketball all day, enjoy. Tell me if I'm wrong, but does this Chicago Now post have an ... Read More